Historic New England

Album 26: Historic houses and churches of New England

This album consists of photographs by Holden and Marion Green, probably in the 1940s, of houses which were moved, including photographs of the houses in their original locations as well as their new locations. Documented in this album is a house moved from Assonet, Mass. to Egypt, Mass.; homes moved...

Date: 1940s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194131

Ref. Code: PC009.026

Account book of William Allen, East Bridgewater, Mass., 1833-1837

Personal expenses include everything from books to tooth brushes, vividly suggesting daily life at school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Date: 1833-1837

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194129

Ref. Code: MS002.070

Daybook of School District #5, Wheelock, Vermont, 1867-1893

Records transactions involved with the operation of a school both in cash received and expenses ranging from teachers' pay and board to wood and insurance. Dates may suggest school-year schedule of a New England farm town.

Date: 1867-1893

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194132

Ref. Code: MS002.071

Album 27: Views of the New England Coast by Henry Peabody

This album includes ninety-eight photographs by Henry Peabody documenting harbors, shorelines, and prominent buildings from Hull, Mass., to Grand Manan, New Brunswick. The album includes images of lighthouses, hotels, bathing scenes, and wharves. The album appears to have been produced for the Detro...

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194135

Ref. Code: PC009.027

Account book of West Parish Meetinghouse, Salisbury, Mass., 1794-1941 continuously

Tax collections and parish expenditures including maintenance of buildings and fences, and payments to several other sects within the town. Also gives ministers' salaries, price of wood and pasturage, and cost of repairs to organ. Twentieth century management of funds occupies central section.

Date: 1794-1941

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194133

Ref. Code: MS002.072

Accounts daybook of William Endicott and Oliver Hubbard, Boston, Mass., 1797-1807

Records the cost to customers of pieces of tailored wearing apparel with fabric and labor listed separately. There are between 10 and 20 payments recorded per page, and 3 or 4 pages per week. See books 30 and 42 for other Oliver owners of account books.

Date: 1797-1807

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194134

Ref. Code: MS002.073

Daybook of Hadley Richards, Newport, New York, Feb. 6-Oct. 29, 1847

Records amounts of beef, pork, lamb, etc. with price per pound. The number of customers is great and the size of purchase small. A very few creditors' names appear. 15 pages reused for newspaper clippings and published poetry (mid nineteenth century). The two newer sheets are someone's attempt to st...

Date: 1847

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194136

Ref. Code: MS002.074

Album 28: Boston and vicinity

This album of snapshots created by amateur photographer Dorothy Wirth includes images of Lexington, Hingham, Framingham, Concord, Sudbury, Beacon Hill (Boston), and Wayland, Mass.; and Poland Springs and Kittery, Maine. The pages of the album are annotated.

Date: ca. 1950

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194137

Ref. Code: PC009.028

Account book, Amherst, Mass., 1846-1849

Daily business in small quantities of meat recorded with about 45 customers per page, and about 3 pages per week. Occasional extraneous items like shingles, tallow etc. Last 6 pages record payments for labor, some groceries, etc.

Date: 1846-1849

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194138

Ref. Code: MS002.075

Album 29: Brimfield, Massachusetts

This album consists of approximately twenty photographs of buildings in Brimfield, Massachusetts, taken from 1900 to 1910. The album emphasises civic structures, and it includes one panorama.

Date: 1900-1910

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194139

Ref. Code: PC009.029

Album 31: James Atkins Noyes Residence, 71 Sparks Street, Cambridge, Mass

This album documents the residence of James Atkins Noyes of Cambridge, Mass. It includes twelve prints of interior and exterior views of the residence. The interior images document a hallway and staircase, a dining room, a sitting room or parlor, and bedrooms, and they show details such as wallpaper...

Date: 1895

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194140

Ref. Code: PC009.031

Daybook of Mill Merino, possibly Providence, R.I., 1826-1829

Itemizes purchases of varied stock (foods, household items, fabrics, tools etc.) by "Mill Merino," and the retail sales to customers (between 5 and 20 per day). Yardgoods are prominent. 6 pages reused for published recipes. The loose page and inside covers have some lists, remedies, and recipes. A n...

Date: 1826-1829

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194142

Ref. Code: MS002.076

Album 32: Medford, Massachusetts

This album consists of approximately fifty photographs of historic buildings, public buildings, churches, and streets in Medford, Massachusetts. The images are extremely useful for documentation, and they are of good quality. The photographs were exposed in 1903, and some are copies of 1890s photogr...

Date: 1903

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194141

Ref. Code: PC009.032

Album 33: 330 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

This album documents a residence, possibly belonging to James Eaton, at 330 Beacon Street in Boston, Mass., on the corner of Beacon and Fairfield Streets. The album includes interior and exterior views (see pages 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, and 35 for wallpaper). The album appears to be the work of a pr...

Date: ca. 1875

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194143

Ref. Code: PC009.033

Album 34: Family snapshots

This album of candid photographs of individuals, posed portraits, interior and exterior architectural views, and landscape views was compiled by Caroline Smith. It includes images of Shaw Farm in York, Maine; a residence on Aspinwall Avenue in Brookline, Mass.; a residence on St. Paul Street in Broo...

Date: 1903-1914

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194144

Ref. Code: PC009.034

Account book, Haverhill, Mass., 1857-1858

Itemizes daily transactions at a retail grocery store, most under $5 with 10 to 30 customers per day. Fresh produce in season. Staples and dairy products all year. Half reused for clippings, poetry and religious articles.

Date: 1857-1858

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194145

Ref. Code: MS002.077

Ledger of Nichols and Whitney, Boston, Mass., 1835-1840

Lists charges for services connected with wharfage - cooperage, trunkage, freight, advertising, insurance, etc. with tonnage or quantities. Most accounts under $10,000.

Date: 1835-1840

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194146

Ref. Code: MS002.078

Account book of Third Parish, Lynn, Mass., 1738-1829

The minutes and actions voted on at proprietors' meetings of a New England parish.

Date: 1738-1829

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194147

Ref. Code: MS002.079

Album 35: Vacation images in New England

This family snapshot album includes scenic views of Rye Beach in New Hampshire, the Old Mill in Saugus, Mass., and the Garrison House in York, Maine. The album also includes images of Cape Neddick, Hampton Beach, and various locaions in the White Mountains.

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194148

Ref. Code: PC009.035

Account book of John Mico, Boston, Mass., 1703-1705

Two large-size pages containing an inventory of debts and/or settlements, the largest being £652. Front page has notes on British system of inheritance. There is an unrelated journal entry in French. Page 4 starts "Current accounts" of men in Bristol, Barbados, London, and Boston.

Date: 1703-1705

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194149

Ref. Code: MS002.080

Album 36: Dublin, New Hampshire

This album includes approximately fifty-five prints depicting family gatherings, scenic views, and some interior views. The images were collected by George Lyman Paine circa 1896.

Date: ca. 1896

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194150

Ref. Code: PC009.036

Three daybooks, Braggville General Store near Holliston, Mass., 1866-1872

Vol. I: Feb 21, 1866 - June 1867 Vol. II: Dec. 8, 1870 - April 29, 1871 Vol. III: Jan 1, 1872 - Mar. 30, 1872 Three daybooks, according to information received form their donor Lena Bragg, were kept by Dennis Hartshorn, clerk of the Braggville General Store near Holliston, MA. (Braggville is th...

Date: 1866-1872

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194303

Ref. Code: MS002.121

Alexander W. Longfellow's Record of Architectural Commissions

Alexander W. Longfellow, (presumed) record of architectural commissions. Over 30 professionally made photographs document interiors and exteriors of buildings in Little Harbor, New Hampshire; Boston, Dorchester, Roxbury, Lancaster, Charlestown and Brookline, Massachusetts.; Allegheny and Pittsburg,...

Date: 1890s

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194301

Ref. Code: PC009.097

Ames Memorial Building, North Easton, Mass.

Monographs of American Architecture; 111; The Ames Memorial Buildings, North Easton, Massachusetts. H. H. Richardson, Architect. 23 plates.Gravure process, excellent quality.

Date: 1934

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194304

Ref. Code: PC009.098

Account books 122.1-122.6

Series

Date: 1825-1850

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194308

Ref. Code: MS002.122

Historic Houses of Massachusetts by Wilfred French

Historic houses of Massachusetts. 21 photographs likely to have been taken by Wilfred French and probably dated to the 1880s. Individual plates are identified on back and relate to historic structures in the vicinity of Boston, and in many cases are duplicated by photographs in the geographic files...

Date: ca. 1880

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194307

Ref. Code: PC009.100

"Representative American Yachts" by Henry G. Peabody

"Representative American Yachts" is a collection of images of yachts by Henry G. Peabody with descriptive sketches by George Stewart. It contains one hundred twelve plates (possibly gravure reproduction) with twenty-four pages of text. The images are arranged by the length of the pictured vessels wi...

Date: 1893

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194314

Ref. Code: PC009.103

New Ipswich Mill Company, ledger B, New Ipswich, N.H., 1834

"New Ipswich [NH] Mill Company, Ledger B," 1834

Date: 1834

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194310

Ref. Code: MS002.122.01

Christmas reflections, Boston, 1955

A group of children stand pressed to the glass of a toy store window, looking wistfully at the treasures within.

Date: 1955

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194322

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.048

Unattributed account book, 1828-1834

Unattributed volume, dating generally from 1828 until 1836, itemizing personal and business expenses. Blank pages in the back of the volume have been used for drafts of essays, addresses, etc. although the author of these is unknown.

Date: 1828-1834

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194312

Ref. Code: MS002.122.02

Factory account book, New Ipswich, N.H. and Skowhegan , Maine, 1825-1837

New Ipswich, NH and Skouhegan [sic], ME factory operating expenses (manufacturing textiles), dating generally from 1825-1837. There are also entries referring to real estate, manufacturing, etc.

Date: 1825-1837

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194313

Ref. Code: MS002.122.03

Ledger of George Barrett, 1835-1850s

"George Barrett" -- "Ledger" (marked on spine), general and business expenses, 1835-1850s.

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194315

Ref. Code: MS002.122.04

Account book of Bullard and Barrett, Boston, Mass., 1829-1834

"Bullard and Barrett" (stamped on front board). Expenses relating to manufacturing in Boston, 1829-1834.

Date: 1829-1834

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194317

Ref. Code: MS002.122.05

Moosehead Lake, Maine

Moosehead Lake, Maine, 1887. 40 scenic views. Variable photographic quality.

Date: 1887

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194320

Ref. Code: PC009.107

Manufacturing account book, New Ipswich, N.H., 1830-1837

New Ipswich, 1830-1837. Primarily manufacturing expenses.

Date: 1830-1837

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194318

Ref. Code: MS002.122.06

The Vale, Waltham

Waltham, The Vale, 1884.13 photographs by Augustine H. Folsom of the exterior and landscaping of the Vale. The taking of these photographs may have coincided with a visit to the Vale by painter Frank Duveneck, whose subsequent landscapes reflect - though only generically - the configuration of some ...

Date: 1884

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194321

Ref. Code: PC009.108B

Washington Street, Boston, 1955

Two teen boys look into the camera. Behind them is a bustling street scene packed with people.

Date: 1955

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194328

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.049

Account book of George A. Brown, Boston, Mass., 1839-1844

"Account book of George A. Brown from Oct 1, 1839" [inscribed on front page] to 1844 [date of last entry]. The Boston City Directory lists Brown as a cabinetmaker, whose shop was located on Blackstone St., and whose residence was on Belknap St. His accounts list the purchase of mahogany and veneers...

Date: 1839-1844

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194326

Ref. Code: MS002.123

Account book of William Ballard, 1851-1868

"William Ballard's diary, account book, memorandum, copies of letters. First entry March 29, 1851. Last June 1, 1868. (amended to July 16th, 1868). This entry is dated March 29, 1851." [see note below regarding time span.] Accounts of a Boston merchant, itemizing furnishings and other household g...

Date: 1851-1868

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194333

Ref. Code: MS002.124

New England Views

Views of Mooselookmeguntic, Rumford, Paris Hill and Cape Neddick, Maine; Jackson, New Hampshire; and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Largely scenic in scope. Content includes fishing, clamming, sailboats, summer camps in the 1890s. Also landscapes, churches and homes. Index in album.

Date: 1890-1895

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194329

Ref. Code: PC009.112

Moving Day, Pease Air Force Base, Portsmouth, N.H., 1956

Reed shot this image for "Life" magazine to illustrate a story on how the Air Force aids the families of its personnel. While documenting the relocation of a family, his eye was caught by this young boy on a tricycle making lazy circles around the gas station next door. The image captures perfectly ...

Date: 1956

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194334

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.050

Views of the White Mountains

Views of the White Mountains, with descriptions by M. F. Sweetser, Portland, Maine: Chisholm Brothers, 1879. Includes Bethlehem and North Conway.

Date: 1879

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194332

Ref. Code: PC009.113

Account books, 1807-08, 1817-1833

Bound together: two account books. The first, dating from 1807-1808, evidently was kept by a clerk (as evidenced by the entry for October 1808: "To Theodore Lyman for my services as a clerk [...]," as well as someone making purchases of liquors and cloth for ship's stores or for individuals. This is...

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194341

Ref. Code: MS002.125

In search of snow, Stowe, Vermont, 1964

A young child, dressed warmly, pulls a sled down a dirt road in search of a perfect hill. Snow is piled on either side of the country road.

Date: 1964

Collection: Verner Reed Photographic Collection, 1950-1972

GUSN: 194338

Ref. Code: PC044.TMP.051

Picturesque Litchfield County

Picturesque Litchfield County, by Rev. Newell Calhoun. Chicago: The Gravure Illustration Company, 1900.9 part work, including Winsted, Norfolk, New Milford, New Hartford, Torrington, Sharon, Lakeville, Salisbury, Litchfield, Thomaston, Canaan, and Washington. Excellent photographic quality. 9 parts...

Date: 1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194339

Ref. Code: PC009.115

Worcester Illustrated

"Worcester Illustrated." Portfolio of 53 (gravure) plates, excellent quality, wide coverage of local buildings and scenic sites, 1884. Plate #2 titled "Asylum for the Chronic Insane" is missing.

Date: 1884

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194343

Ref. Code: PC009.116

Account book of Samuel Harris, Boston, Mass., Jan. 24, 1800 - Jan. 12, 1809

Records payments to himself for hours worked and to "boy." Also records purchases of lumber and hardware, in addition to rental of shays and other expenses.

Date: 1800-1809

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 194344

Ref. Code: MS002.126

Art Work of Plymouth County, Massaschusetts

"Art Work of Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Published in Nine Parts, Chicago: the W. H. Parish Publishing Company, 1896." Cross-referenced in geographic files. Buildings and scenic views. [Gravure] prints are of high quality.

Date: 1896

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194349

Ref. Code: PC009.119

North and South Shore Views

"North and South Shore Views." Photomechanical prints by the Forbes Company, illustrating scenic views and hotels in Nantasket, Marblehead, and Manchester. This volume lacks at least 5 plates, probably of Manchester. The Manchester Historical Society holds the complete volume.

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194351

Ref. Code: PC009.121

Little & Browne Architectural Projects

Albums compiled by the architects Arthur Little and Herbert Browne documenting completed work for several clients.The majority of photographs in these albums were probably commissioned by the firm of Little and Browne to the photographic studios of William Clark (formerly of Soule Photograph Company...

Date: ca.1900

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 194354

Ref. Code: PC009.122A

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